Small Business Cargo

January 26, 2008 · 3:42 PM

Spotted on Stone Way, in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle. Can anyone identify that bike? I hadn’t seen it before and the shop girl just said that the owner had bought it from Europe.

from the Bike Hugger Photostream.

4 Comments

anabananasplit

January 26, 2008 · 3:35 PM

I would say it’s a Filibus from Dutch manufacturer Fietsfabriek (I absolutely love their bikes - all of them). The only differences I can find are the padded seat on the rear rack and the apparently partially cut chain cover.

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DL Byron

January 26, 2008 · 4:09 PM

Thanks! It was really cool in person and certainly looked fun.

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January 27, 2008 · 9:41 PM

Hi,
actually this type of bike was designed by Michael Kemper from Germany who makes and sells cargo bikes and other ‘special’ bikes in small numbers himself, but also sells designs to companies like the ‘fietsfabriek’ in the netherlands.
The bike in question can be found here as well:
www.dutch-id.nl/
The designers homepage: www.kemper-velo.de - german only though.
I ride a slightly modified version of the ‘filibus’ small brother called ‘Lorri’, which is perfect for my day to day commuting and shopping. (SUB=short utility bike?)
regards,
jk

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DL Byron

January 28, 2008 · 6:20 AM

Thanks JK,

Check [the comments on Flickr](FietsFabriek) also identifying it as a FietsFabriek.

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